Getting Started With Kubernetes
Chapter 1: Kubernetes Fundamentals
What is Container Orchestration
Kubernetes Architecture: The Control Plane
Kubernetes Architecture: The Worker Node
The Role of kubectl
Declarative vs. Imperative Management
Setting Up a Local Kubernetes Cluster
Hands-on Practical: Cluster Inspection
Chapter 2: Managing Pods
The Pod Abstraction
Writing a Pod Manifest in YAML
Single-Container and Multi-Container Pods
The Pod Lifecycle
Using kubectl for Pod Operations
Health Probes: Liveness and Readiness
Practice: Deploying and Inspecting Pods
Chapter 3: Workload Management with Controllers
Introduction to Kubernetes Controllers
ReplicaSets for Pod Availability
Deployments for Application Rollouts
Defining a Deployment Manifest
Executing Deployment Updates and Rollbacks
Inspecting Deployment Status
Hands-on Practical: Creating and Updating Deployments
Chapter 4: Networking in Kubernetes
The Kubernetes Networking Model
Introduction to Services
Service Types: ClusterIP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer
Defining a Service Manifest
Service Discovery within the Cluster
Exposing Services with Ingress
Hands-on Practical: Exposing an Application
Chapter 5: Configuration and Persistent Storage
Managing Configuration with ConfigMaps
Handling Credentials with Secrets
Kubernetes Storage Concepts
PersistentVolumes and PersistentVolumeClaims
Attaching Volumes to Pods
Practice: Injecting Configuration and Mounting a Volume
Service Types: ClusterIP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer
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- Services, Load Balancing, and Networking, Kubernetes Authors, 2024 - Official documentation providing an overview of Kubernetes Services, including
ClusterIP,NodePort, andLoadBalancertypes, their configuration, and underlying networking mechanisms. - Kubernetes Up & Running: Dive into the Future of Infrastructure, Brendan Burns, Joe Beda, Kelsey Hightower, and Lachlan Evenson, 2022 (O'Reilly Media) - A comprehensive book covering Kubernetes concepts, including detailed explanations of Service types and their role in exposing applications within and outside the cluster.
- Kubernetes in Action, Marko Lukša, 2017 (Manning Publications) - An in-depth book that explains Kubernetes concepts through practical examples, including comprehensive coverage of Service types and their networking implications.
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